Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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